rootage

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noun

The process of forming roots.

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Meanings

nounrootage (countable and uncountable, plural rootages)

plural rootages

  1. countableuncountableThe process of forming roots.
  2. countableuncountableRoots collectively.

    Hampton delves into all sortsa cultural rootage — from country blues to smarmy Broadway show-tunage, combining them in a friendly, swinging way.

    1988 June, “Underground”, in Spin, page 32

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna developed system of roots

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root system
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systemscheme

nounthe place where something begins, where it springs into being

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beginningoriginrootsource
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point
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beginningoriginrootroot systemsource

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

root + -age

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Cite this entry
APA

rootage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rootage

MLA

“rootage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rootage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rootage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rootage.

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